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Kuala Tanjung Port in North Sumatra begins CPO export shipment
The Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) in Batubara regency, North Jakarta, handled a shipment of about 2,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) to Krishnapatnam, India, on Friday, marking the first CPO export through the port.
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Officers of Prima Multi Terminal monitor the movement of cranes at the Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal. (Antara/-)
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he Kuala Tanjung Multipurpose Terminal (KTMT) in Batubara regency, North Sumatra, handled a shipment of about 2,000 metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) to Krishnapatnam, India, on Friday, marking the first CPO export through the port since the start of its operation in 2018.
The CPO was shipped by Panama-flagged MT Ocean Integrity. The port is operated by PT Prima Multi Terminal, a subsidiary of state-owned port operator PT Pelindo I.
Prima Multi Terminal CEO Robert Sinaga said the shipment of the CPO demonstrated KTMT’s readiness to handle liquid bulk cargo, as KTMT was equipped with storage tanks and pipes and increased firms’ options for the shipment of liquid bulk cargo, which had so far been handled by Belawan Port in Medan and Dumai Port in Riau.
“Belawan Port and Dumai Port are already busy,” Robert said. “Kuala Tanjung Port could be an alternative port for the shipment of liquid bulk cargo,” Robert added on the sidelines of an event marking the inaugural CPO shipment on Friday.
Robert said the port with a low water spring (LWS) depth of 15 to 17 meters was built in 2015 as one of the government’s national strategic projects. It is expected to become an international hub for Indonesia’s western region. Thus far, he added, two to three ships anchored off KTMT each week to load and unload containers.
Robert acknowledged that the port had potential to handle the shipment of liquid bulk cargo as there were many palm plantations near Kuala Tanjung Port and other areas within North Sumatra. However, the port had never handled such activities previously.
To tap into the CPO shipment market, the company has signed a partnership agreement with PT Prima Tangki Indonesia, which also collaborates with Charleston Group, to perform loading and unloading activities within the port.
